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In July of 1951, Touche, Ross, Bailey & Smart came to
Kansas City. The firm of Hull & Crouch merged with
TRB&S, and the Kansas City office was opened.
Kansas City . . . a city a little more than 100 years old,
a city noted for its beautiful residential areas, its stately
elm trees; its wide, tree-bordered boulevards. Visitors to
the city are delighted by the quiet beauty of the Country
Club Plaza, the oldest of the shopping centers, with its
Spanish architecture, numerous fountains and smart shops
and dining places. The Nelson Gallery of Art, the Star­light
Theatre and the American Royal, a famous live­stock
and horse show, are places of interest to see and
enjoy.
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Into this environment came TRB&S. Howard D. Hull
started his own practice in Kansas City in 1937. He was
a native of Ohio, having graduated from Oberlin Col­lege
in 1919. Prior to forming his own firm he was em­ployed
in the Kansas City office of Arthur Andersen & Co.
In 1947, Howard D. Hull and John D. Crouch formed
the partnership of Hull & Crouch and this was the firm
that merged with Touche, Ross, Bailey & Smart.
John D. Crouch graduated from the University of
Kansas School of Business in 1938 and in 1941 received
his law degree from the University of Kansas. He entered
the United States Navy the next year and was discharged
as a Lieutenant in 1945. Having started with Arthur
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